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  In historic move, 122 nations adopt first-ever treaty to completely ban nuclear weapons

  India | July 08, 2017 12:43 IST

  Elayne Whyte Gomez, president of the UN conference that has been negotiating the legally binding treaty, announced the results of the "historic" vote

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  India could launch nuclear weapons on Pakistan as pre-emptive attack, says nuclear expert

  India | March 21, 2017 14:50 IST

  In what would be a notable reversal of its well-known no-first use policy, India could launch a preemptive first strike against Pakistan if it feared that a nuclear attack was imminent, a leading nuclear strategist has said.

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  Nuclear weapons should be completely destroyed, says Chinese president Xi Jinping

  World | January 19, 2017 18:53 IST

  Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that the international community should strive for a world where nuclear weapons are prohibited and where existing stocks are completely destroyed.

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  Donald Trump's tweet on nuclear weapons indicates major policy change: Report

  World | December 23, 2016 12:40 IST

  US President-elect Donald Trump’s tweet calling for strengthening and expansion of country’s nuclear arsenal reflects a major policy change compared to the policies of the outgoing Obama administration, according to a media report.

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  Nuclear Pakistan has destabilising effects: US expert

  World | May 26, 2016 16:13 IST

  Washington: Nuclear weapons in Pakistan’s hands have “corrosively destabilising” effects in the region and provide a license for the country’s sub-conventional wars against India, a top American expert has said. ”Unfortunately nucle

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  India has important role in stewardship of nuclear weapons: US

  World | March 31, 2016 9:44 IST

  Washington: India has an important role to play in responsible stewardship of nuclear weapons and materials, US Secretary of State John Kerry said ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington where he will

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  'Pakistan was to deploy nuclear weapons against India during Kargil war'

  India | December 03, 2015 13:47 IST

  Washington: Pakistan was preparing to deploy its nuclear weapons against India at the height of the 1999 Kargil war when its army was suffering heavy casualties, the CIA had warned then President Bill Clinton.The revelation

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  Pakistan rejects report about fastest growing nuclear warheads

  World | August 29, 2015 23:32 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday rejected as "utterly baseless" a report by leading American thank-tanks which said that Islamabad has the fastest growing nuclear arsenal in the world."We reject the report's assertion that Pakistan has the

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  UN Security Council nod to Iran nuclear deal

  World | July 20, 2015 23:55 IST

  United Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously approved the landmark agreement reached with Iran by its permanent members and Germany aimed at stopping Tehran from getting nuclear weapons.The resolution presented by the US

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  ISIS claims it could buy nuke from Pakistan within a year

  World | May 23, 2015 20:45 IST

  In its latest issue of propaganda magazine Dabiq, Islamic State has claimed that at its present expansion rate, the group could purchase its first nuclear weapon from Pakistan within 12 months.The overstated piece entitled "The

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  Seoul, Japan, US to discuss North Korea next week

  World | May 22, 2015 10:44 IST

  Seoul: Chief nuclear envoys of South Korea, US and Japan will convene here next week on ways to dissuade North Korea from developing nuclear weapons, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Friday.seoul,In the two-day session starting

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  Major terror attack against India could trigger Nuclear-war: Experts

  World | February 26, 2015 17:55 IST

  Washington: Pakistan may use nuclear weapons against India if the latter goes for a large scale military assault against it in retaliation for a major terror attack emanating from across the border, two top American

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  UN General Assembly urges India, Pakistan and Israel to give up nuclear weapons

  World | December 03, 2014 11:29 IST

  United Nations: India, backed by the United States, opposed a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling on New Delhi to voluntarily abandon its nuclear weapons. The resolution that also targeted Israel and Pakistan, however, passed

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  India ready for agreements on nuclear no first use

  World | October 22, 2014 6:26 IST

  United Nations: Reiterating its policy of not using nuclear weapons first and not targeting non-nuclear weapons nations, India has offered to enter into agreements incorporating the two principles.“As a responsible nuclear power India has a

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  Know more about nuclear weapons of India, China

  India | October 17, 2013 6:25 IST

  New Delhi: As two rising Asian powers with high GDP growths and increasing geo-political influence, India and China have been arch rivals in their race to superpowerdom.  The race for regional dominance between these two

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  Know more about nuclear weapons of India, Pakistan

  India | August 20, 2014 10:43 IST

  New Delhi: After racing ahead of India in ballistic and cruise missiles, with covert help from China and North Korea, Pakistan seems to be surging ahead on the nuclear front too. A series of recent

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  Iran FM: Outreach to US opens way for nuclear deal

  World | October 06, 2013 8:23 IST

  Tehran, Iran : Iran's foreign minister says historic outreach with the U.S. has already paid dividends by opening opportunities to negotiate a nuclear deal that would allow Tehran to maintain its uranium enrichment but provide

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  Israel won't let Iran get nuclear arms: Netanyahu

  World | October 02, 2013 10:22 IST

  United Nations: Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday that his country will never allow Iran to get nuclear weapons, even if it has to act alone, and dismissed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's “charm

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  Ten interesting facts to know about nuclear weapons

  World | August 29, 2013 6:10 IST

  New Delhi: A nuclear weapon derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. These

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  At a glance: World's top ten nations having nuclear missiles

  World | January 16, 2015 12:14 IST

  New Delhi: Since the US exploded two atomic bombs on Japan in 1945, there has been a consistent rise in the number of nuclear weapons and missiles, considered as weapons of mass destruction.The race for